Apologies for the cross-posting - This msg went out to the DSpace community last Thursday, April 2.
Get connected with other DSpace users and get a chance at $100 Amazon gift certificate! One of the biggest challenges with a world-wide community of over 500 DSpace users from diverse organizations is finding the people that would be helpful or interesting for you talk with - either to ask questions, share experiences or partner on projects of mutual interest. With the support and coordination of the DSpace Foundation, the DSpace Global Outreach Committee (DGOC) (http://wiki.dspace.org/index.php/DSpace_Global_Outreach_Cmte) has several projects aimed at helping members of the community find each other more easily. One such project is to create a dynamic database of DSpace users that will help you connect with other people doing things you're interested in. So, for example, if you are looking for someone who is already storing video files in DSpace, you can search the database to find them. To seed the data in the dynamic database, the DGOC developed the DSpace Community Networking Survey. The information gathered from this survey will be made available to registered members of the DSpace user community in a dynamic database. Any information in the database will be available for update as often as is necessary. We know that the information gathered from this survey wil help you connect more easily with the rest of the DSpace community -- but as an added incentive, all respondents who complete the survey by April 16, 2009 will be eligible for a drawing for a $100 Amazon gift certificate. The survey consists of 25 questions and should take less than 15 minutes to complete (READ ONLY preview of survey questions: http://www.dspace.org/images/surveys/read%20only_dspace%20community%20networking%20survey.pdf). We encourage everyone working with DSpace - regardless of their specific role, the size of their institution, or any concerns about multiple responses from the same organization - to complete the survey to the best of their ability. Here is a link to the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=s99rmO0SQOv_2baVWExjTTIA_3d_3d We welcome input from those who many not have received this message -- so please feel free to forward this message to your colleagues or other DSpace users. Thank you in advance for helping us connect you with each other! -the DSpace Global Outreach Committee and the DSpace Foundation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech